Venus , the second close planet to the Sun , is one of the most clear identifiable object in the sky . It ’s the " even star " in the Mae West after sunset and the " morning star " in the east after sunrise . If you ’ve had the hazard to see it over the last few week , you might have find how bright it is . Today , it will reach its point of “ greatest lustre ” .
This is because the largest area of the satellite is illuminated by the Sun , fix it fabulously bright in the sky . However , its great brilliancy is not the exact moment of maximum brightness because theatmosphere of Venusis not a sodding reflector . Still , its brightness during this time makes it the third brightest aim in the sky after the Sun and Moon . It will reacha order of magnitude of -4.6 – 18 times brilliant than Sirius , the lustrous wizard in the dark sky .
The brightness of Venus will then dangle pretty apace over the next calendar month .
Due to the geometry of the orbits , Earth is currently “ ahead ” of Venus around the Sunand the two planets are roughly 70 million kilometers ( 43 million miles ) aside . On June 3 , the two planets will be more or less line up with the Sun in what is known as the inferior conjunction . At a length of less than 50 million km ( 31 million miles ) , this is the near Earth ever gets to Venus . As we approach , we see less and less sun reflected off Venus , and when we are at the closest distance between the two planets , its luminosity will drop importantly at just over half as shiny .
Due to the planets not being dead ordinate with the Sun , some Light Within is stillreflected off Venus . On rarified occasions , the three body are perfectly align and in those cases , Venus is seeable crossing the solar disk as a black dot on the surface of the Sun . But these transportation , as they are called , only happen rarely , with the next one in 2117 .
Do n’t be sour if you have miss the spectacle recently , the planet will presently be bright again . After the conjunction , the satellite will increase in brightness , reach its " greatest brilliancy " on July 18 . If July is still tough for you , then wait 517 days until the following bully luster in December 2021 .
